Phrase guide

fin whale

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera physalus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: finback, finback whale, common rorqual, Balaenoptera physalus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rorqual, razorback

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: фінва́л (finvál) — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Catalan: rorqual comú — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長鬚鯨 /长须鲸 (chángxūjīng) — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Danish: rørhval — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Danish: finhval — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Dutch: vinvis — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Faroese: nebbafiskur — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Finnish: sillivalas — Balaenoptera physalus
  • French: rorqual commun — Balaenoptera physalus
  • German: Finnwal — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Greek: πτεροφάλαινα (pterofálaina) — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Greenlandic: tikaagulliusaaq — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Icelandic: langreyður — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Norwegian: finnhval — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Polish: płetwal zwyczajny — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Polish: finwal — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Portuguese: baleia-fin — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Portuguese: baleia-comum — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Russian: финва́л (finvál) — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Russian: сельдяно́й кит (selʹdjanój kit) — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный полоса́тик (obyknovénnyj polosátik) — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Russian: сельдяно́й полоса́тик (selʹdjanój polosátik) — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Russian: настоя́щий полоса́тик (nastojáščij polosátik) — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Spanish: ballena de aleta — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Swedish: sillval — Balaenoptera physalus
  • Ukrainian: фінва́л (finvál) — Balaenoptera physalus